VSP User Manual
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Version 1.7.92
Glossary
Bullet
The hub on the center of the fan for a jet engine.
Finess Ratio
Ratio of length to width.
Fixed Offset
Button
A type of Parent Child Relationship where the child’s location is a
fixed offset from the parent
Geom Browser
Window
The window that has the list of parts.
Hidden View
This view shows the part’s sections but only those which are on the
outside of the object as a whole.
IML
Inner Mold Line. For fuselage wall thickness.
Main Screen
This is the window that displays the Model. It is titled with the
version of VSP that is currently being executed.
Parent Child
Relationship
A method of attaching one part to another. When selected, the child
part will move when the parent part moves. To connect a child
part to a parent, select the child part in the Geom Browser
window, click Cut, select the parent part, and click Paste. The
new child part should be shifted over by 2 minus signs to show
the relationship. Then, in the child’s Part Menu under the Gen
tab, one can choose the Fixed Offset, Matrix, or the UV button to
connect them.
Note:
The part window for the parent must be open
when pasting another part as its child.
Part List
The list of Parts in the Geom Browser window.
Part Window
The window where the user can modify the details of the part. The
window is named for the kind of part followed by Geom. For
example, the part menu for a wing would be titled Wing Geom.
Shade View
This view shades the parts. The color of the shade corresponds to the
material with which the part is made. Material type may be
changed in the Gen tab of each part’s Part Window.
Show or No
Show
This option lets the user choose whether or not they want a certain
part shown on the main screen.
Tessellation
The subdivision of an entity or surface into one or more non-
overlapping primitives.